George Carlin

George Carlin: The Last Words of America's Greatest Comedian

Tony Hendra | Posted 11.16.2009 | Comedy

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Calling George Carlin a "comedian" describes his work as inadequately as "painter" describes Francis Bacon or "guitarist" BB King. No one understood better that comedy at its best is a dark and beautiful art.

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God Sues Congress

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Mark Sanford, Human, Lying, Wiley Drake, Congress, Jim Demint, Coast Guard, God, Lawsuit, Uppity, Baptist Pastors, Cnn, George Carlin, Steven L Anderson, 10 Commandments, Lindsay Graham, Joe Wilson, Hypocrisy, Iphone, Baptists, Westmoreland, Comedy News

"I decided to sue when My communications to humans were ignored by the few whose personal agendas were believed by the many," God said.

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Zen and the Art of Web Spinning

Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Zen, Depression, George Carlin, Meditation, Death, Spiders, Living News

Like a spider, I am also caught up in an urge to move forward, make order and fix what has been undone by time.

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A Gutsy Response to the "BAD American" and your Uncle Joe

Coleen Rowley | Posted 09.19.2009 | Style

Read More: Tom Dickinson, Bad American, Bad Republican, George Carlin, Viral Reactionary E-Mail, Style News

When I forwarded the "Bad American" propaganda email to my friend, piano teacher Tom Dickinson, for comment, he decided to answer it point by point.

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Jon Stewart's Funniest Guests: The Best Comic Moments From The "Daily Show" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 08.05.2009 | Comedy

Read More: D.L. Hughley, Mike Myers, Chris Rock, Daily Show, Steve Carell, Tracey Ullman, Louis C.K., Joy Behar, Andy Richter, Eddie Izzard, Stephen Colbert, Norm McDonald, George Carlin, Bernie Mac, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Andy Samberg, Craig Ferguson, Denis Leary, Laura Kightlinger, Colin Quinn, Richard Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, Dave Chappelle, Tina Fey, Brett Butler, David Cross, Comedy News

Andy Samberg, Joy Behar, Eddie Izzard, Denis Leary, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Craig Ferguson, Norm McDonald, Mike Myers, Laura Kightlinger, Dave Chapp...

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Words Of Wisdom: Which Quotes Inspire You?

Julia Moulden | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Charlotte Joko Beck, Quotes, Wendell Berry, Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Carlin, Wisdom, Apple, Margaret Mead, Peter Drucker, New Radicals, Eartha Kitt, Julia Child, Careers, Julia Moulden, Living News

For years, I've been collecting great quotes. They're words to live by. And they're invaluable to a speechwriter like me.

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Awesome

Susan Sisko Carter | Posted 07.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: George Calin Death, George Carlin Anniversary, George Carlin, Entertainment News

"How could that be possible? A year? No...can't be. Seems like it just happened." That's what people say when I tell them: George Carlin died on June 22 -- a year ago.

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Food, Inc.: The Silence of the Yams

Kerry Trueman | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Big Ag, Usda, Robbie Kenner, Michael Pollan, George Carlin, Food Inc., Cafo, Food Inc Movie, Green News

Robbie Kenner didn't mean to make a horror film when he started working on Food, Inc.. But you can't shine a light on our food chain without exposing some ugly truths.

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Bill Cosby: I Stole George Carlin's Routine (VIDEO)

Posted 07.02.2009 | Comedy

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Bill Cosby's latest appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman" airs tonight, and in the segment he admits to stealing part of George Carlin's ...

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We've Got Civil Rights; Now, We Just Need Civil Eats

Kerry Trueman | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Big Pharma, Healthy Monday, Healthy Eating, Scott Stringer, Paul Krugman, George Carlin, Joan Dye Gussow, Health Care, Brian Lehrer, Foodstat, Green News

Yes, habits must change, but in order to accomplish that, you've got to give consumers true freedom of choice.

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Spring Equinox: Out with the Old Self and in with the New Self

Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 04.25.2009 | Home

Read More: Mourning, Spring, Rebirth, Spring Equinox, New Paradigm, George Carlin, Grief, Orhpan, Re-Birth, Death, Home News

Last Saturday was the Spring Equinox. A period of time similar to a full, human gestation has occurred, and yes, I am being born, again. And just like childbirth, it is a messy and painful experience.

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Still Crazy After All These Years: Censorship in the 21st Century

Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 03.12.2009 | Home

Read More: George Carlin, Martin Luther King, Mark Twain Awards, Kennedy Honors, Pbs, Television @Y:Entertainment, Language, Swearing, Home News

Last Wednesday PBS aired the Mark Twain Prize in which my father, George Carlin, was posthumously honored for his life long work in Comedy.

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My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stuart Bowden, Ted Stevens, Jesse Jackson Jr, Ron Paul, Guantanamo, Al Franken, Best Government Dollar Spent, 50 State Strategy, Mccain, Primary Schedule, Awards, China, Worst Political Theater, Drill Baby Drill, Sarah Palin, Most Overreported Story, Andrew Cuomo, First Cat, Howard Dean, Socks the Cat, 2008, Bailout, Sofa, Condoleezza Rice, Katie Couric, Worst Political Scandal, John Edwards, Status of Forces, Sorry to See You Go, Health Care, Aids, Global Warming, Gravel, Election 2008 Coverage, Alaska, Bobby Jindal, Thomas Tamm, Reconstruction, Joe the Plumber, Tony Snow, Bernanke, Democrat, Letterman, Socks Clinton, Most Underrated, Democrats, Barack Obama, Best Idea, Predictions, George Carlin, 15 Minutes of Fame, Honorable Mention, Michigan, Hybrid, Wiretapping, Fred Thompson, Hillary Clinton, Executive Experience, Maliki, Caribou Barbie, Best Spin, Stuart Bowen, Destined for Political Oblivion, Kucinich, Jesse Helms, Private Jet, Beijing, Truth Commission, Going Green, Iraq, Most Overrated, Isaac Hayes, Spitzer, Caroline Kennedy, Bush, Wright, Blagojevich, Paulson, Bo Diddley, Mclaughlin, Unemployment, Inauguration, Destined for Political Stardom, Biggest Government Waste, Snl, Florida, Socks, Primary, Africa, Whistleblower, Best Political Theater, Most Underreported Story, Boldest Political Tactic, Castro, David Plouffe, Jeremiah Wright, Olympics, Harvey Korman, Beau Biden, Bernie Mac, Free Speech Zone, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Oil, Most Honest Person, Socialism, Michael Crichton, Arthur C. Clarke, Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey, Worst Idea, David Letterman, Tamm, Wurzelbacher, Politics News

Love her or hate her, you have to admit that John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin for the Republican ticket this year was without any doubt the boldest political tactic of the year.

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The Shortest Day of the Year: Musings on the Winter Solstice

Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 01.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Christmas, Rebirth, George Carlin, Winter Solstice, Grief, Death, Spirituality, Living News

Today, I will let this Winter Solstice be an opportunity of awakening. I will not only contemplate what has been lost in my own life, but what has been lost in this country.

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Ebony and Irony: Think Critically, or Hope?

Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 01.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: George Carlin, Irony, America, Hope, Barack Obama, Comedians, Entertainment, Comedy, Entertainment News

It isn't that hope or irony are wrong, what's wrong is that we think we need to pit them against each other, and that they can't co-exist. The old lines in the sand are being erased on every level.

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David Brenner at Zanies: "This is What Comedy Was Meant to Do"

Donald Liebenson | Posted 12.21.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Steve Martin, Comedy, The Tonight Show, Rodney Dangerfield, David Brenner, George Carlin, Stand-Up, Zanies, David Brenner Zanies, Chicago Comedy, Chicago News

Name a comedy personage, and Brenner likely has a story about him. Steve Martin credits Brenner with advising him how to make the transition from opening act to headliner.

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Jon Stewart And Lily Tomlin Honor George Carlin

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 12.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: George Carlin, Lily Tomlin, Jon Stewart, Mark Twain Prize, Entertainment News

WASHINGTON — The late comedian George Carlin _ famous for those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV" _ was honored Monday with the Mark Twain P...

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DR. C.K. & Mr. Hyde: The Two Faces of Comedian Louis C.K.

Sal Nunziato | Posted 11.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Hbo, George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, Joe Six Pack, Chris Rock, Louis C.K., Showtime, Sarah Palin, Conan O'Brien, Entertainment News

It was with great anticipation that I dove into Louie C.K.'s new stand-up special on Saturday evening, only to be crushed by how unfunny most of it was.

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Comedians Line Up To Honor George Carlin

AP | Posted 10.17.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: George Carlin, Margaret Cho, Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Entertainment News

WASHINGTON — Jon Stewart, Bill Maher and Margaret Cho are among an all-star lineup of entertainers who will honor the late comedian George Carli...

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Let's Enact "Tony's Law" -- a Federally-Backed, Full-Court Press Againt Disease Through Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Lionel | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bobby Murcer, Tony Snow, Michael Debakey, George Carlin, Health, Stem Cell Research, Cancer, Tony Snow Cancer, Politics News

Now's the time to focus on a bigger issue and message that affects all citizens of Mother Earth, not conservatives and/or progressives: A full-fledged, honest-to-goodness, we're-serious-this-time battle against preventable deaths.

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The Flag Salutes George Carlin

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media

Read More: New Yorker Obama, George Carlin Flag, First Amendment, George Carlin, Media News

Groundbreaking comedian George Carlin, who died last month, was honored by the United States Congress with the flag that flew over the Capitol on June 23, 2008, the day the world awoke to learn that he had died.

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Unhappy Birthday Pacifica

Leslie Harris | Posted 07.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Freedom of Speech, US Supreme Court, George Carlin, Technology, Fcc, Broadcast Indecency, Free Speech, Media News

Today, the media landscape barely resembles that of the late '70s, but the so-called "pervasiveness" concept arising from Pacifica -- the idea that broadcasting is an unstoppable "intruder" in the home -- lives on.

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The Question Carlin Left Behind: What is Obscenity?

Danny Schechter | Posted 07.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: George Carlin, Ugly George, Obscenity, Aclu, Fcc, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin Seven Words, Censorship, Standards and Practices, Entertainment News

Comic social commentators like George Carlin, Lenny Bruce and mavericks like New York's Ugly George have been uncturing the pervasive hypocrisy on the issue of obscenity laws.

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George Carlin's Private Memorial: Bill Maher, Garry Shandling

AP | JOHN ROGERS | Posted 07.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: George Carlin, Bill Maher, Garry Shandling, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — He was the comedian who actually said the seven words you can never say on television, but close friends and family members rememb...

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Complaints & Grievances

August J. Pollak | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Carlin, George Carlin Dies, Political Cartoons, Heaven, Politics News

An open letter to several dozen editorial cartoonists. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website," check out the archive....

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